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Digital Marketplaces Are Empowering Small Farmers to sell directly to consumers

Northern America: Farmers relied on farmers’ markets with logistical challenges. Digital marketplaces offer new, efficient ways to sell directly to consumers.

News: Food Security & Nutrition

Nominations Are Open for the 2025 Norman Borlaug Field Award

World Food Prize Foundation

Global: Nominations are now open for the 2025 Norman Borlaug Field Award for individuals under 40 working to build sustainable, nutritious food systems.

Transforming Africa’s agriculture will need more collaborations and prioritising investments in innovation and technology

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition, Market Access

Transforming Africa’s Agriculture Needs Substantial Investments in Innovation and Technology

Hamady Diop

Africa & Middle East: Prioritising investments in innovation will help African leaders to achieve sustainable food production, economic growth and resilience, argues Hamady Diop.

Young innovators at Greenovators leading the charge in tackling sustainable food challenges to transform Europe's food systems.

Case Study: Food Security & Nutrition

How Europe’s Youth Are Leading Sustainable Food Solutions

Young Professionals for Agricultural Development

Europe: Europe’s food system is being transformed, with young innovators leading the charge in tackling sustainability and food waste challenges.

Biofortification has gone from an unproven idea to a game-changing solution, feeding 330 million people with nutrient-rich crops.

Case Study: Food Security & Nutrition

Biofortification: Future Challenges for a Newly Emerging Technology to Improve Nutrition Security Sustainably

International Rice Research Institute & HarvestPlus

Global: Although substantial progress has been made, biofortification is not yet tightly woven into food systems for improving nutrition and health.

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition

Food Systems Innovations to Watch in 2025

Leanne Zeppenfeldt

Global: From developing crops with deep roots to fungi-enhanced soil health and lightning-inspired nitrogen fixation, emerging food systems innovations are helping to shape a more resilient future for food production.

geospatial technology can offer real-time data for farmers and policymakers to manage crop and animal health.

News: Food Security & Nutrition

How Geospatial Technology Can Advance the Global Food Security Agenda

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Global: Geospatial technology is making big impacts in agriculture, offering real-time satellite data for farmers and policymakers to monitor, manage and plan around crop and animal health.

With shorter growth cycles and improved nitrogen efficiency, hybrid rice offers a climate-smart solution to reduce emissions and boost yields.

Case Study: Climate, Food Security & Nutrition

Hybrid Rice: A Path Forward For Climate-Smart Agriculture

International Rice Research Institute

Global: With shorter growth cycles and improved nitrogen efficiency, hybrid rice offers a climate-smart solution to reduce emissions and boost yields.

Opinion: Food Security & Nutrition

4 Ways to Address Food and Water Security in the Intelligent Age

Joyeeta Gupta & Saroj Kumar Jha

Global: Four key strategies, aided by emerging technologies, could help decision-makers build climate-resilient food and water systems.

TAP highlights individuals of all ages, backgrounds and career fields who are driving advancements in agriculture, nutrition, sustainability, technology and more.

News: Food Security & Nutrition

Submissions Now Open for the 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP)

World Food Prize Foundation

Global: The 2025 Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) will feature 39 global trailblazers working to create a hunger-free world for all.

The AWARD Climate Action Fellowship will advance innovations that address the needs of women smallholders in the African agrifood systems.

News: Climate, Gender

New Fellowship Seeks to Improve Climate Solutions For Women Smallholders

African Women in Agricultural Research and Development

Africa & Middle East: The Climate Action Fellowship by AWARD will advance innovations that address the needs of women smallholders in the African agrifood systems.

By aligning breeding programs with smallholder farmers' realities, on-farm sparse testing can deliver improved crop varieties effectively.

Opinion: Climate, Food Security & Nutrition

Why Early-Stage On-Farm Sparse Testing Could Be a Game Changer for Crop Breeding in Africa

Christian Werner, Jill Cairns & Mainassara Zaman-Allah

Africa & Middle East: By aligning breeding programs with smallholder farmers’ realities, on-farm sparse testing can deliver improved crop varieties effectively.

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